Ok... So i am the non custodial parent, I pay child support

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Ok... So i am the non custodial parent, I pay child support in the state of va we have joint custody with him having physical custody and me having vistions. But he is not allowed to do anything medical or schooling or anything with out my permission. And due to the father of my daughter losing everything. He is going to move out of state with my daughter to pa. Does my child support cont. or do we have to do it all over again with the state of PA. can you please help and answer my questions thank you

The Virginia Court presently has jurisdiction of Your child support payments; the father of your daughter, will probably want Virginia to retain jurisdiction as long as you continue to live in Virginia so that if you decide to stop paying, it's easier to have a Virginia Court hold you in contempt (should the father wish to file such a petition), rather than transfer the case to Pennsylvania, file a Petition for Contempt in Pennsylvania and then wait to have it transferred to Virginia to find you.

As the mother of the child, you should file a Petition to Modify Custody and try to get primary physical custody of your daughter because the father's move to Pennsylvania will effectively eliminate your visitation rights with your daughter. Also, it is going to be very difficult for you to exercise your rights to joint legal custody from a distance, so those rights (although not eliminated) would be substantially curtailed. If you wish to do something about custody, I suggest you do it before he relocates to Pennsylvania.

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